310857_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20220419

Division of Water Resources
Division of Soil and Water Conservation
Other Agency
Facility Number: 310857
Facility Status: Active
Permit: AWS310857 Denied Access
Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Inactive Or Closed Date:
Reason for Visit: Routine County: Duplin Region: Wilmington
Date of Visit: 04/19/2022 Entry Time: 09:00 am Exit Time: 4:00 pm Incident #:
Farm Name: Goshen Ridge Farms Owner Email: [e-mail]
Owner: Goshen Ridge Farms LLC Phone: [phone]
Mailing Address: 905 Coharie Dr Clinton NC 28328
Physical Address: 242 Daniel Chestnut Rd Mount Olive NC 28365
Facility Status: Compliant Not Compliant
Location of Farm:
Integrator:
Latitude:
Murphy -Brown LLC
35° 04'
North of Westbrook Crossroads. On South side of SR 1359 approx. 0.5 mile West of SR 1306.
Longitude: 77° 58' 03"
Question Areas:
▪ Dischrge & Stream Impacts
▪ Records and Documents
▪ Waste Col, Stor, & Treat
▪ Other Issues
Waste Application
Certified Operator:
Secondary OIC(s):
Operator Certification Number:
On -Site Representative(s): Name Title Phone
24 hour contact name Michael Norris
Primary Inspector:
Inspector Signature:
Secondary Inspector(s):
Brian S West
Phone: [phone]
Date:
Inspection Summary:
Site inspection 4/19/22. Records reviewed at home office 5/2. Continue improvement of lagoon berm bare areas
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Permit: AWS310857
Owner: Goshen Ridge Farms LLC
Inspection Date: 04/19/22 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection
Facility Number: 310857
Reason for Visit: Routine
Regulated Operations
Design Capacity
Current promotions
Swine
Swine - Feeder to Finish
Waste Structures
Type
12,960
8,996
Identifier
Effective
Date
Total Design Capacity:
Total SSLW:
Built
Date
12,960
1,749,600
Closed Designated Observed
Date Freeboard Freeboard
Lagoon
SITE #1
03/24/2005
D1/01/1998
19.50
33.00
Lagoon
SITE #2
08/05/2005
D1/01/1998
20.04
34.00
Lagoon
SITE #3
08/05/2005
D1/01/1998
19.50
29.00
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Permit: AWS310857
Inspection Date: 04/19/22
Owner: Goshen Ridge Farms LLC
Facility Number: 310857
Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine
Discharges & Stream Impacts
1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation?
Discharge originated at:
Structure
Application Field
Other
a. Was conveyance man-made?
b. Did discharge reach Waters of the State? (if yes, notify DWQ)
c. What is the estimated volume that reached waters of the State (gallons)?
d. Does discharge bypass the waste management system? (if yes, notify DWQ)
2. Is there evidence of a past discharge from any part of the operation?
3. Were there any observable adverse impacts or potential adverse impacts to Waters of the
State other than from a discharge?
Waste Collection, Storage & Treatment
4. Is storage capacity less than adequate?
If yes, is waste level into structural freeboard?
5. Are there any immediate threats to the integrity of any of the structures observed (I.e./ larc
trees, severe erosion, seepage, etc.)?
6. Are there structures on -site that are not properly addressed and/or managed through a
waste management or closure plan?
7. Do any of the structures need maintenance or improvement?
8. Do any of the structures lack adequate markers as required by the permit? (Not applicablE
to roofed pits, dry stacks and/or wet stacks)
9. Does any part of the waste management system other than the waste structures require
maintenance or improvement?
Waste Application
10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need
maintenance or improvement?
11. Is there evidence of incorrect application?
If yes, check the appropriate box below.
Excessive Ponding?
Hydraulic Overload?
Frozen Ground?
Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, etc)?
PAN?
Is PAN > 10%/10 lbs.?
Total Phosphorus?
Failure to incorporate manure/sludge into bare soil?
Outside of acceptable crop window?
Evidence of wind drift?
Application outside of application area?
Crop Type 1
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Permit: AWS310857
Inspection Date: 04/19/22
Owner: Goshen Ridge Farms LLC
Facility Number: 310857
Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine
Waste Application
Crop Type 2
Crop Type 3
Crop Type 4
Crop Type 5
Crop Type 6
Soil Type 1
Soil Type 2
Soil Type 3
Soil Type 4
Soil Type 5
Soil Type 6
14. Do the receiving crops differ from those designated in the Certified Animal Waste
Management Plan(CAWMP)?
15. Does the receiving crop and/or land application site need improvement?
16. Did the facility fail to secure and/or operate per the irrigation design or wettable acre
determination?
17. Does the facility lack adequate acreage for land application?
18. Is there a lack of properly operating waste application equipment?
Records and Documents
19. Did the facility fail to have Certificate of Coverage and Permit readily available?
20. Does the facility fail to have all components of the CAWMP readily available?
If yes, check the appropriate box below.
WUP?
Checklists?
Design?
Maps?
Lease Agreements?
Other?
If Other, please specify
21. Does record keeping need improvement?
If yes, check the appropriate box below.
Waste Application?
Weekly Freeboard?
Waste Analysis?
Soil analysis?
Waste Transfers?
Weather code?
Rainfall?
Stocking?
Crop yields?
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Permit: AWS310857
Inspection Date: 04/19/22
Owner: Goshen Ridge Farms LLC
Facility Number: 310857
Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine
Records and Documents
120 Minute inspections?
Monthly and 1" Rainfall Inspections
Sludge Survey
22. Did the facility fail to install and maintain a rain gauge?
23. If selected, did the facility fail to install and maintain a rainbreaker on irrigation equipmen
(NPDES only)?
24. Did the facility fail to calibrate waste application equipment as required by the permit?
25. Is the facility out of compliance with permit conditions related to sludge? If yes, check the
appropriate box(es) below:
Failure to complete annual sludge survey
Failure to develop a POA for sludge levels
Non -compliant sludge levels in any lagoon
List structure(s) and date of first survey indicating non-compliance:
26. Did the facility fail to provide documentation of an actively certified operator in charge?
27. Did the facility fail to secure a phosphorous loss assessment (PLAT) certification?
Other Issues
28. Did the facility fail to properly dispose of dead animals within 24 hours and/or document
and report mortality rates that exceed normal rates?
29. At the time of the inspection did the facility pose an odor or air quality concern? If yes,
contact a regional Air Quality representative immediately.
30. Did the facility fail to notify regional DWQ of emergency situations as required by Permit
(i.e., discharge, freeboard problems, over -application)
31. Do subsurface tile drains exist at the facility?
If yes, check the appropriate box below.
Application Field
Lagoon / Storage Pond
Other
If Other, please specify
32. Were any additional problems noted which cause non-compliance of the Permit or
CAW M P?
33. Did the Reviewer/Inspector fail to discuss review/inspection with on -site representative?
34. Does the facility require a follow-up visit by same agency?
Yes No NA NE
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POA 2/3 (2/21)
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